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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Federal officials round up GA gang members

Authorities say they have arrested 122 gang members and associates across Georgia, including seven on charges of illegally re-entering the country after deportation. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency says the operation dubbed which ended Saturday netted gang members in metro Atlanta, Dalton, Savannah and Albany. Nineteen were charged with state crimes or had warrants pending. The arrests were part of a national effort in which 8,900 members of more than 700 gangs have been arrested since 2005.

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